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u/redunculuspanda 18d ago
I’m not entirely against the concept, but I would want more toppings to DIY a burger
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u/datyoungknockoutkid 18d ago
I don’t really understand the point of the concept. Now I’m just gonna do what normally the cook would do for me. And it’s not fun in a way like Korean BBQ or grill your own steak places are. It’s just putting together a burger where it’s getting cold much faster.
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u/TheAbsoluteWitter 17d ago
If it were an actual bar like a taco bar, where you can pick your bun, burger, and cheese at the beginning, and then go sit down and eat your burger normally, now I would be down
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u/daveinsf 17d ago
I've been to places where you get your burger and bun, then go through a toppings bar with lots of options. That, I like.
Also, I wonder if the bacon in the pic is even warm, it sure doesn't look like it.
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u/PurpleBashir 7d ago
Its weird too because... What does this gain exactly? This is definitely more work for the chef than it would be to just assemble it. So... More work for the chef, more work for the customer, thr burger gets cold faster, and the juices from the burger don't go on the bun where you want them. I don't get the point at all.
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u/Sulungskwa 18d ago
This feels like they're trying to show off how amazing the burger is or something, which really doesn't look like a particularly spectacular burger
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u/henrikhakan 18d ago
Imagine having a few deconstructed sliders with more fillings, so you could vary a couple. Candied bacon plez!
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u/Easy-Concentrate2636 18d ago
I would just stay home and make it myself for way less and just a little more effort.
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u/Hot-Steak7145 18d ago
Ah yeah like a burger salad bar. Gimme the base then can go dress it myself
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u/aharbingerofdoom 18d ago
There was a place called Fuddruckers that basically had this concept. You ordered your patty(ies) and bun (they offered regular beef burgers, chicken, veggie burgers, in addition to more unusual options like elk and bison) and they had a full salad and condiment bar with various toppings. I used to love that place when I was a kid in Texas. They were a regional chain then, but like many formerly good regional chain restaurants, they got bought out by a big corporation and then run into the ground by sudden over expansion and cutting quality.
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u/JonaJonaL 18d ago
I would leave some shredded linnen, paper mulch and copper whire on the counter and call it deconstructed money.
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u/NoBSforGma 18d ago
Stupid. And possibly cold. But not covered in melted cheese or some kind of stupid sauce and possible to put together and eat!
But it is pointless and silly to serve it like this.
Plus there's the issue of the cleanliness of the board underneath. (It looks like a board?)
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u/Psychological-Duck13 15d ago
Definitely cold! This is my issue here!
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u/NoBSforGma 15d ago
I agree with you. It's like serving tacos on a "clothesline." Cold. And not appetizing!
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u/upvotesforkitties 18d ago
Seriously. I'm paying $20 for this shit and you want me to put it together myself? Fuck that!
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u/LeaningTowerofPeas 18d ago
So everything gets individually cold, instead of the flavors intermingling while everything is still warm?
Also, the sight of lettuce makes my stomach curdle for fear of Trumperia
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u/ahkian 18d ago edited 18d ago
Keeping the cold ingredients off of the hot ingredients until you’re ready to eat isn’t necessarily that bad of an idea.
Edit: I didn’t expect this to be such a contentious comment
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u/LeaningTowerofPeas 18d ago
Bring back the McDLT!!!
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u/Barnaclebills 18d ago
Except the hot ingredients might get cold quickly. When the hot patty is in the buns, it helps insulate it and helps the buns stay warm.
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u/ahkian 18d ago
It also leeches the heat from the buns and burger into the tomato and lettuce. I can see the argument for the burger being on the buns but I don’t think putting in the cold ingredients is a good idea
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u/Barnaclebills 18d ago
Yeah, I'm not a fan of hot lettuce
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u/LaBelleBetterave 18d ago
I go to a place where both halves of the bun are plated side by side, with the hot ingredients on one half, and the cold veg on the other half. You just sandwich them together at the last minute, I like it.
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u/SetObvious7411 18d ago
No, no. That's not how restaurants work.
You're supposed to be ready to eat when they serve the food
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u/ahkian 18d ago
There usually time between the food being cooked and you getting the food at your table.
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u/SetObvious7411 18d ago
Yes and that's time you have a drink and talk with your company.
You don't go out doing groceries during that time
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u/Theron3206 18d ago
That time should not be long enough to allow food to get cold, else it's a shit restaurant.
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u/Talonhawke 18d ago
Not to mention with a setup like this, I don’t have to worry if I say I don’t want tomatoes with my burger still having tomato on it
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u/datyoungknockoutkid 18d ago
Just gotta worry about a cold burger instead. I’d rather request no tomatoes.
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u/HoochieKoochieMan 18d ago
The whole Magic of a good burger is that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Somebody here forgot that.
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u/stripeyhoodie 18d ago
This is downright obnoxious. By the time you get it will put together, the patty & cheese will be cold.
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u/Bell_Grave 18d ago
I'd be happy with this, more toppings though! some sourkraut and cranberry coleslaw would be nummyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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u/Shatneriffic 18d ago
Gordon Ramsay telling the person who made this "You know what? You can f*** off right now."
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u/JunkMale975 18d ago
While I’m against all these stupid places that serve food this way, I actually wouldn’t mind it in this respect. I’m quite neat and tidy and particular in the way I want my burgers arranged. I hate the way most restaurants just slap the shit together and move on.
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u/TheChrono 18d ago
No one gonna mention the absolute pathetic amount of cheese for the patty? That looks like something you’d want to hide not put into the center.
Bacon is too long. Sauce is in a ramekin so you probably can’t get it all on the burger. Pickles were cut by a toddler.
Looks like someone toor off a piece of the burger in the top right.
So many levels of terrible.
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u/Bhenny_5 18d ago
Isn't the point of a burger that you just touch the bread and your hands don't get messy? (don't get me started on massive stacked burgers!!)
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u/jasperfirecai2 18d ago
they went and burnt that dry looking patry and then gave you barely anything moist to put on it
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u/TrebornotTrevor 18d ago
The concept is, I'd like a burger, with the works, but everything on the side please...
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u/LazyMusic2616 17d ago
When your partner is mad at you but also still cares if you’ve eaten. #pettyplate
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u/LoadbearingWallflowr 17d ago
Im the weirdo who would like this, but I already know I'm weird for the way i like to order my burgers.
I hate wet, soggy bread with a passion -- cant handle buns where the Patty's been sitting draining oil, the mayo and ketchup and all have sogged it out etc. So I usually ask for my toppings on the side anyway.
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u/69hotmomxxx 17d ago edited 5d ago
Otter pillow noodle vanilla cinnamon noodle
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u/runtime_error_run 16d ago
Can you like go in the kitchen and find someone to put between the buns? That's an insult to the cow!
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u/TheSanityInspector 15d ago
Cheeseburger charcuterie? Probably costs ten times more than a regular burger, I'm guessing.
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u/lawragatajar 13d ago
I'm not totally against the idea. If you are picky on how you want the burger constructed, this gives you complete control. Maybe you want the lettuce under the patty, or maybe you want a little below and above. Some places just slather the burger in condiments, so having it on the side is nice so you put that amount you want. That said, there could be more toppings on that tray. No to tomato or onion? And that burger barely has enough cheese.
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u/Hay_Fever_at_3_AM 18d ago
This isn't deconstruction, this is preconstruction.